Machine for baling broom-corn.



N e77 939. PATENTED FEB. 4 1908.

0 0. K. MILLER.

MACHINE FOR BALING BROOM CORN.

AI PLIGATION FILED APE. 12.1907.

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MACHINE FOR BALING BROOM 001m.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12.1907.

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PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908.

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. -With these and other objects in view the" and pointed out in the claims.

: the preferred form of the invention.

UNITED STATES CHARLES K. MILLER ,'OF SEILING, OKLAHOMA.

MACHINE FOR BALING- BROOM-CORN.

V I Application filed April 12.

To all whom it may concern: 1 v

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. MILLER, a

citizen of theUnited States, residing at Seil- .iiz ing, in the county of Dewey and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Machine forBaling Broom-Corn, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to machines for baling broom corn and is designed more particularly for use in connection with a machine for combing broom corn such as described and vclaimed by mev in an a plication filed in the United States Patent fiice on April'10, 1906" Serial No. 311,013.

The object of the invention is to provide a baling machine designed to be coupled with azcombing machine of the character stated and which will quickly and efficiently bale the corn as fast as it is combed.

A still further object is to provide a baling.

- machine having two balin'g, compartments,

one of which is-designed-to be filledfwhile the baling operation is taking place the other compartment. I

A still further object is to provide a head or closure common to the two compartments and which is designed to be readily shifted from one compartment to the other so as to enable the baling operation to take place in eithercompartment.

A still further object is to provide a single form of plunger or follower within each baling compartment, said'follower being actuated by means of novel mechanism provided Astill'further object is to provide means whereby the follower can be actuated in neither direction-througha power. shaft which uco'nstantly r'o't'ates inone direction, the power transmitting mechanism being constantly invention consists of certain novel features 1 fof construction and combinationsfiof parts which will be hereinafter more fully'described In the accompanying drawings is shown In said drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of the machine, one portion 'thereoflbe ing shown in section; Fig; 2-is aplan view-of the machine, the follower inone of the compartments being broken away; to {show its actuatin .;tion of the-machine Fi 4 isan enlarge mechanism; Fig 3 is an end eleva- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

1907: Serial No. 367.776.

portiomef-Gne of the cross heads and the feed screw.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 and 2 designate the front and rear bolsters res ectively of the machine which are carried by the traction wheels 3. A tongue 4 is connected to the front bolster machine to be readily drawn from place to place. The bolsters have sup orts 5 extendcarrying a gear 1 2 which is suitably secured to ashaft 13 journaled upon the slide. The slide may-be retained in proper position in bolts 14 extending through slots 15 and a link 16 connects the slide with a lever 17 having suitable means, such as a rack 18, whereby the lever can be locked in any position to which it may be adjusted. Obviously by shifting this lever in one direction the driven gear 12 can be moved into mesh with the the opposite direction said gears can be. dis:

lever carries an idlergear 20. A bell crank that by swingin into mesh with the two gears 10' and 12, when the lever 21 is moved in the-op osite direction the gear 20 will be shifted gown,- wardout of-mesh with the gears 10 and It is. to be understood that the shaft 8 is designed to rotate continuously in one direction the machine 'canbe readily shifted into or out of operative relation with said shaft. 13y shifting; gear 12 directly into mesh with its gear 10 thesame can be caused torotate :yziew partly in section and partly of a n one' ing upward from the ends t ereof and on driving gear 10 and by shifting the slide in.

in any preferred manner so as to enable the beam 7 at each end of the frame is a slide 11 any suitable manner as by means of guide engaged. A lever 19 is pivotallymounted upon and suspended from one of the cross beams 7 at each end of the machine and this lever 2'1-is jour'rialed at each end of the frame 1 .and is connected by a rod 22' with lever 19st g the lever 21 in onedirection 1 the lever 19 will e raised and gear 20 brought direction and byshifting the idler "and therefore the mechanism herein do: scribedand which is. located at both ends of ferred manner.

between and into meshwith the gears and 12 the gear 12 can be caused to rotate in the op osite direction.

uide rails 23 are supported above the y beams 6 and parallel therewith by means of standards 24 and the space between these guide rails and the side beams is closed by means of heavy slats 25 constituting the side walls of the two baling compartments A and B of the machine. The adjoining'ends of the bailing compartments are also clased by means of end walls 26, said walls being spaced apart. One side of each of the compartments is constructed to form a door 27 Which-is hinged as shown at 28 and designed to be locked in closed osition in any pre- The ralls 23 constitute supports for a closure 0 made up of longitudinal earns 29 having cross slats 30 secured to the bottom faces thereof. J ournaled Within the longitudinal beams 29 near the ends thereof. are shafts 31 having bell cranks 32 rigidly connected to the ends thereof. The loWer-' most arm of each bell crank has a stud 33 extending laterally therefrom and carrying a flanged roller 34 designed to travel upon one of the rails 23. The forwardly extend- 3 1n' arms of one bell crank on each shaft have 1 r0 s 35'pivotally connected to them and the inner ends of these rods are pivoted to a' manipulating lever 36 at opposite sides of its fulcrum 37. This lever 1s designed to be locked in any position to which it may bev adjusted by means of a rack 38 mounted on one 'ofthe beams 29, there being a spring ressed' plunger 39 upon the lever for'engag- 1 iiig the rack. The ends of the beams 29 are designed to project beyond the end walls of the compressing compartment above which the cover is laced. It is obvious that by swinging the ever 36 in one direction the rollers 34 will be swung downward so as to lift the closure out of contact with the side rails whereupon the same can be pushed along the rails 23 into position aboye either of the baling compartments A and B. By reversing the movement of the lever 36 the closure can be lowered into desired'position.

Hangers 40 extend downward from theside beams 6 adjacent the ends of each bal-" ing compartment and these hangers support 'rails 41 which are also held against moveoneend wall thereof and terminates in a hook 46. The hooks of the two rods at each end of each baling compartment engage hooks 47 upon the depending portions 48 of a yoke 49 which is designed to embrace the projecting ends of the longitudinal beams 29.

which are secured in any preferred manner to the center of a follower D. As shown particularly in Fig. 2 these stems are secured to straps 52, the ends of which extend outwardly and are bolted or otherwise fastened to side beams 53 on which are secured transversely extending slats. 54. These slats and follower which is designed to move vertically within the baling compartment. Brackets 55 are located at the ends of the beams 53 and carry anti-friction rollers 56 designed to travel upon the end walls of the baling. compartment.

Each follower D is provided with actuating mechanism E and the mechanism of the two followers are designed.to be independently actuated. As shown in the drawings each follower is connected by means of. tog 1e links 57 with the rods 44 and the pivota y connected ends ofthese links are mounted on cross rods 58 from which extend eye bolts '59 which engage the ends of cross heads 60.

The toggles are provided with diagonally dispose cross braces 57 whereby they are rigidly held against lateral movement when su jected to pressure. Each cross head is provided at its center with a feed block 61 having a screw threaded passage designed to receive and support a feed screw 62. This feed s'crew has a collar 63 at the center thereof which rotates between the stems 51 and those portions of the screw at opposite sides of this collar are provided with ri ht and left threads respectively so that w en the screw is turned in one direction the cross heads and the feed blocks carried thereby will be simultaneously moved .in oppositev directions so as to either extend or. fold the toggles. The eye bolts 59 are provided so as to enable the toggles to fold withoutthe cross heads 60 interfering therewith. This is apparent by referring to Fig. 1. The outer end of each feed screw is connected by a universal joint 64 with a telescopic shaft 65 which is in turn connected by a universal joint 66 with one of the shafts 13.

In using this machine for baling broom corn the closure 0 is shifted into position above one of the com artments, for exam le, compartment B, an the gear. 20- is sh' ted into mesh with gears 10 and 12 so that motion will be transmitted through the telescopic shaft 65 to the feed screw within the compartment A. This feed screw will cause the cross heads to move away froni;

the beams 53 constitute the head of the other simultaneously and the follower D will be drawn downward. It is of course apparent that the feed screw will move downward with the middle joints of the toggles as shown at the right of Fig. 1. After the follower has been brought into lowered position the rotation of the screw 62 is stopped by shifting the idler 20 out of mesh with gears 10 and 12. The broom corn to be baled is then placed within the compartment A- above the follower after which the closure C is moved along the rails 23 into position above the compartment A and yokes 49 are placed over the ends of beams 29 and into engagement with the rods 45. The gear 12 is then shifted into mesh with gear 10 and will cause the feed screw 62 to slowly rotate in the opposite direction so that the cross heads 60 will be drawn toward each other and radually extend the toggles so that the fo lower D will be pressed upward against the broom corn in the path thereof. While this compressing operation is taking place the follower D in thecompressing compartment B can be lowered in the manner hereinbefore described and broom corn placed uponthe follower and within the compartment.

- 0 (nation in compartment A has been comp eted and the bale has been properly tied After the baling the closure can be moved in pos1t1on above the compartment B and secured by means of yokes 49 and rods 45, whereupon the mechanism at the other end of the machine can be set in motionto move the follower upward within compartment B. While the compressing operation is taking place in this compartment the door of compartment A can be opened and the bale removed after which follower D in said com artment A can be lowered as hereinbefore escribed and said comartment again filled. It will be seen therefore that while material is being placed in one compartment another compartment can be filled and therefore no time is lost in carrying out the baling operation. By providing the telescopic shafts 65 and the universa joints 64 and 66 power can be transmitted to the feed screws from the shafts 13 at all times during the vertical movement of said screws.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with separate baling compartments, and independently operated compressing means therein; of rails extending above said compartments, a wheel su ported closure mounted to travel u on t e rails, and means for shifting the wheels to .raise or. lower the closure.

2. The combination with separate baling compartments, and independently operated compressing means therein; of rails extending above said compartments, a wheelsu ported 'closure mounted to travel upon t e rail .-fneans for raising or lowering the Q'inrciationijo. the compartments, any

means for locking the closure in position above either compartment.

3. The combination with separate baling compartments, and independently operated compressing .means therein; of rails extending above the compartments, a closure, rock shafts journaled upon the closure, arms extending therefrom, rollers carried by the arms and movable upon the rails, and means forsimultaneously actuating the shaft to shift the rollers toward or from the rails, said closure being movable along the rails into position above either compartment.

4. The combination with separate baling compartments, and a closure movable into position above either compartment; of a compressing follower within each compartment, a continuously revoluble power shaft, and independent means for transmitting motion from said shaft to either follower to shift the follower in either direction.

5. The combination with a baling compartment and a follower therein; of toggles connected to and disposed to actuate the follower, an oppositely threaded feeo screw supported by and disposed to actuate the toggles, a relatively fixed drive shaft, and telescopic means for transmitting motion from said shaft to the feed screw to adjust nected to the shaft and feed screw.

6. The combination with a baling compartmentand a follower therein; of toggles connected to and disposed to actuate the follower, a feed screw, cross heads disposed to be simultaneously actuated thereby, connections between the cross heads and toggles, a drive shaft, means for transmitting motion from the drive shaft to the feed screw inde pendently of said 'screw, and means independent of the drive shaft for reversing the movement of the screw. 7. The combination with a baling compartment and a follower therein; of toggles connected to and disposed to actuate the follower, cross heads connected to and supported by the toggles, a feed screw supported byand engaging the cross heads, a drive shaft, a driven gear, a telescopic shaft, universal connections between said shaft and the gear and feed screw, and means for transmitting motion from the drive shaft to the telescopic shaft.

8. The combination with a baling com ve and constiti ting por- .130

supporting means, and toggles connecting the follower and supporting means; of a feed screw supported by and movable with the toggles, means for transmitting motion from the feed screw to the toggles, and a collar upon the feed screw and revoluble between the stems.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereunto affi'xed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES K. MILLER.

witnessesz.

F. J. SEIDEL, O. E. Forum. 

